Global Patent Index - EP 4186040 A1

EP 4186040 A1 20230531 - COUNTERFEIT PREVENTATIVE BARCODES

Title (en)

COUNTERFEIT PREVENTATIVE BARCODES

Title (de)

FÄLSCHUNGSVERHINDERNDE STRICHCODES

Title (fr)

CODES À BARRES ANTI-CONTREFAÇON

Publication

EP 4186040 A1 20230531 (EN)

Application

EP 21766018 A 20210722

Priority

  • US 202063054868 P 20200722
  • US 2021042811 W 20210722

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022020615A1] Packaging comprising: (a) a prepaid card at least partially enclosed within the packaging, the prepaid card including a barcode at least partially visible through a cutout in the packaging; and (b) a reference barcode located on the packaging, wherein the reference barcode is compared to the barcode of the prepaid card to ensure the reference barcode has the same or similar design to that of the barcode of the prepaid card to identify counterfeit or tampered with packaging.

IPC 8 full level

G07D 7/00 (2016.01); B42D 25/20 (2014.01); B65D 73/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/0043 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B42D 25/285 (2014.10 - EP US); B42D 25/328 (2014.10 - EP US); B65D 25/205 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 25/22 (2013.01 - US); B65D 73/0085 (2013.01 - US); G06K 19/06028 (2013.01 - US); G06K 19/06065 (2013.01 - US); G07D 7/0032 (2017.04 - EP US); G07D 7/0043 (2017.04 - EP US); B65D 2203/02 (2013.01 - US); B65D 2203/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2401/00 (2020.05 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022020615A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022020615 A1 20220127; AU 2021311737 A1 20230928; CA 3192587 A1 20220127; EP 4186040 A1 20230531; US 2024013603 A1 20240111

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2021042811 W 20210722; AU 2021311737 A 20210722; CA 3192587 A 20210722; EP 21766018 A 20210722; US 202118024385 A 20210722